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A payment gateway is the encrypted link between your checkout and the banks that authorize each sale. Most providers stop at the technology. We pair every gateway with a dedicated merchant account, underwritten for your industry before you process your first sale — the difference that matters most to merchants mainstream processors have already turned away.
At a glance
What you get
The gateway
Your gateway tokenizes every card at checkout, then routes the transaction to the processor and card networks for authorization — all in seconds.
Checkout
Customer pays
Tokenize
Card data secured
Gateway routes
To the right rail
Processor
Auths with networks
Approved
Sale completes
Underwriting first
The gateway encrypts and routes each transaction. The merchant account — the underwritten account that actually receives the funds — is a separate thing, and it is where high-risk merchants get into trouble. Aggregator-style providers approve the technology in minutes and revisit the risk later, which is how accounts get frozen months after launch.
We do it in the opposite order. Underwriting comes first: we place your business with a banking partner that accepts your industry, then configure the gateway to match. You apply once and get both — a high-risk merchant account with the gateway built on top, rather than two providers who have never spoken to each other.
The gap between low-risk and high-risk payment processing is not the technology — it is the underwriting behind it. A low-risk retailer and a merchant in an industry mainstream processors decline get the same security stack, the same billing tools, and the same integrations.
What changes is the banking partner and the terms — and we set both before you go live, rather than after a risk review catches up with you.
Getting set up
Complete one online application that covers both the gateway and the merchant account.
Provide the standard supporting documents our underwriting team needs to review your business.
We place you with a banking partner that works with your industry and configure your gateway to match.
Most merchants are approved within 24 hours. Timelines vary with your industry and documentation, and we tell you what is missing rather than leaving you to guess.
Security & recurring billing
A secure gateway is built on layers, not a single feature. Card-not-present sales are covered by 3D Secure payment verification, and every gateway we deploy includes:
Subscriptions, memberships, and installment plans bill automatically against a tokenized card on file, so you never re-collect payment details cycle after cycle.
Our recurring payment processing runs through the same gateway as your one-time sales, through a merchant account underwritten for recurring volume from the start.
What's included
The difference
Built for the businesses other processors turn away.
Pricing
FAQ
Everything you need to know about high-risk payment processing
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